Palakkad: A pregnant woman was tied up in a cloth and taken to the hospital in Attapadi. Sumathi Murugan, who was fully pregnant, was carried for three kilometers through the jungle to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance. They gave birth immediately following reaching the hospital. Locals brought Sumathi in an ambulance from Katukumanna Uri in the middle of the night.
Health workers helped the woman who was suffering from labor pains. Kaduk manna is the place where the Kurumbers, the Praktana tribals of Putur Panchayat, live. Their only means of contact with the outside world is a suspension bridge. You can get vehicles only if you cross this bridge across the Bhavanipuzha and enter the forest with wild animals for regarding three kilometers as an elephant.
Sumathi, a native of Ur, began labor pains around 12.45 midnight. Then they called Priya Joy, a junior public health nurse. Called to many places for ambulance facility but did not receive. After constant efforts, 108 ambulance from Kottathara arrived at 2.30.
Locals say that they tried for private vehicles but no one came due to the fear of elephants. The vehicle reached at 2.30, but the vehicle had to stop at Anavai due to the rain-soaked and slippery road. The mudslides which had become slippery due to the rain came down and the locals tied them in cloth and carried them to Anavai without bothering the wild animals. The elephant arrives at five in the morning. He was then taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
English Summary: Pregnant Woman carried by cloth tied for 3 kilometers, Palakkad
